Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tasered Philly Fan Lucky Mike Curtis Wasn’t Around

May 4, 2010

Last night a high school student ran out onto the field during a Philadelphia Phillies game in Philadelphia.  That’s not so unusual.  What is unusual is that after avoiding security personnel, a police office tasered the idiot and brought him to a sudden halt.  The media is now debating whether this was abusive treatment of [...]

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Tennessee Valley Railroad

April 29, 2010

The Missionary Ridge Local is a 6 mile train ride in Chattanooga.  Today Suzie and I hopped aboard for a trip back into the golden era of American trains.  This was Suzie’s first ride on a train.  The train is operated by the Tennessee Valley Railroad. Before we boarded, we were able to snap some [...]

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How Did My QB Draft Predictions Stack Up?

April 24, 2010

Last week, I posted an article ranking the top 10 quarterbacks I thought would be drafted by the NFL.  I’m man enough to revisit my predictions and show you how I stacked up.  One thing I did learn – next year I will take the predictions of guys like Mel Kuiper with a grain of [...]

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NFL Draft – 1st Round Thoughts

April 23, 2010

As a lifelong Oklahoma Sooner fan, I was ecstatic while watching the Crimson and Cream Show at the beginning of the draft last night.  When tight end, Jermaine Gresham was drafted 21st by the Cincinnati Bengals, the tally for the Sooners stood at 4.  That is 4 of the top 21 picks in the draft [...]

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17 QB’s Have Been Drafted #1

April 22, 2010

Since 1970, when the NFL and AFL merged, 17 quarterbacks have been the overall first draft pick in the NFL draft.  Unless the St. Louis Rams pull a shocker, Sam Bradford will become the 18th such pick. 1970 – Terry Bradshaw (La Tech), Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 – Jim Plunkett (Stanford), New England Patriots 1975 – [...]

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Flashback – Dixie Carter

April 18, 2010

On April 10th, Dixie Carter died at the age of 70 from cancer related complications.  She was best known for playing Julia Sugarbaker on the TV show, Designing Women.  Her character was a charming but opinionated Southern woman in Atlanta. I had the opportunity to meet her and her husband, Hal Halbrook, when they stayed [...]

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Top 10 Quarterbacks To Be Chosen in the 2010 NFL Draft

April 16, 2010

Next week football fans will eagerly watch to see which college players will be chosen by which teams in the NFL.  Many of the picks will be announced with little fanfare.  Except for a few, little will be known about the many big men who will be selected.  It will be different when the names [...]

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Pancake Pantry – Gatlinburg

April 10, 2010

During our recent trip to Gatlinburg, Suzie and I tasted one of Gatlinburg’s real treats.  It is called Pancake Pantry.  This was on Thursday morning after we had a great BBQ meal the previous day at Corky’s.  When we woke up Thursday morning, rain was falling heavily in Gatlinburg.  We almost decided to forego our [...]

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Corky’s BBQ – Gatlinburg

April 9, 2010

This week Suzie and I took a couple of days off and headed to Gatlinburg, TN.  We arrived late at night and walked down the main drag.  I spotted Corky’s BBQ and immediately began to salivate.  Memphis is famous for BBQ and Corky’s helped make it that way. So we made plans to eat BBQ [...]

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#12

April 9, 2010

This picture is of me at the age of 16 in the 11th grade.  This was given to me by The Sapulpa Herald.  I am playing quarterback for the Sapulpa Chieftains against Sand Springs High School.

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